Sandbox:Interlibrary Loan Policies for Other Libraries, Organizations and Individuals
Who Can Borrow from UBC?
Any library, company, organization or individual can request material from the UBC Library.
Indivduals can request only the following directly from UBC Library:
- copies of articles
- copies of microfilm
- copies of microfiche
Individuals who wish to borrow a book, government publication, thesis or dissertation, must place an interlibrary loan request through their local library.
What Material Do We Lend?
| Material | Loan Policy |
| Books | Will lend except for Reference, rare books, high demand or course reserve books Loan period - 2 weeks. No renewals. |
| Periodicals | Requests are filled with photocopies of articles. We will not lend most journals. May lend if article exceeds 50 pages, subject to our discretion. |
| Newspapers | Will lend microfilm. Some exceptions. |
| Government Publications | Will lend. Some exceptions. |
| Microforms | Will lend microfilm, microprint,microcard. Fiche copy service available. |
| Masters Theses | Will lend if we have a circulating copy. Exception: current 2 years. Microfiche copy: 1974-1990 from National Library of Canada Microfiche copy: 1991 from UBC Library Paper Copy: UBC Library |
| Doctoral Dissertations | Will lend if we have a circulating copy. Exception: current 2 years Microfilm copy: 1966-1974 from National Library of Canada Microfiche copy: 1974 from National Library of Canada Paper copy: 1993- PHD's on microfiche only. |
What Does It Cost?
The UBC Library charges the following fees except for libraries belonging to the following consortial agreements:
- Association of Canadian Medical Colleges (ACMC)
- Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)
- Interlink
- Docline Agreement
| Requestor | Material | Delivery Method | Fee |
| ELN Libraries | Book | - | $0.00 |
| Article | - | $5.00 | |
| Canadian Non-Profit (libraries, museums, archives, hospitals and other non-profit institutions) |
Book | $12.00 | |
| Article | Ariel, Mail | $12.00 | |
| Canadian For-Profit | Book | $20.00 | |
| Article | Ariel, Mail | $20.00 | |
| US - OCLC | Book | $20.00 | |
| Article | Ariel, Mail | $20.00 | |
| Overseas | Book | Courier | $40.00 |
| Article | Ariel, Courier | $20.00 |
| Surcharges (apply to all of the above) |
Courier | arranged by UBC | $20.00 |
| Rush | within 3 hours | $20.00 |
Billing and Payment Information
Invoices are sent on a quarterly basis except for invoices with other add charges. These are sent with the item. In some cases, prepayment may be required.
The Library accepts cash, cheques, money orders or credit cards (Visa or Mastercard) as payment.
International libraries can also use IFLA vouchers.
Contact UBC ILL
Koerner Library Interlibrary Loan
| Address:
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Telephone (Borrowing): | 604-822-2274 |
| Telephone (Lending): | 604-822-6596 | |
| Fax: | 604-822-0833 | |
| Email: | ||
| Ariel (Borrowing): | ariel.library.ubc.ca | |
| Ariel (Lending): | ariel.krnr.library.ubc.ca | |
| NLC Code: | BVAU | |
| OCLC Code: | UBC | |
| NUC Code: | CaBVAU | |
| WHO Code: | UBC |
Law Library Interlibrary Loan
| Address:
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Telephone: | 604-822-6432 |
| Fax: | 604-822-6864 | |
| Email: | lawill@interchange.ubc.ca | |
| Ariel: | ariel.library.ubc.ca | |
| NLC Code: | BVAUL |
Okanagan Library Interibrary Loan
| Address: | University of British Columbia Okanagan Library Interlibrary Loan 3333 University Way Kelowna B.C. Canada V1V 1V7 |
Telephone (Borrowing): | 250-807-9110 |
| Telephone (Lending): | 250-807-9115 | ||
| Fax: | 250-470-6003 | ||
| Email: | ill.ok@ubc.ca | ||
| Ariel: | ariel.library.ubc.ca | ||
| NLC Code: | BKU |
Woodward Library Interlibrary Loan
| Address: | University of British Columbia 2198 Health Sciences Mall Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z3 |
Telephone: | 604-822-4445 |
| Fax: | 604-822-5596 | ||
| Email: | |||
| Ariel: | ariel.library.ubc.ca | ||
| NLC Code: | BVAUW | ||
| OCLC Code: | UWM | ||
| DOCLINE Code: | BCCUBC | ||
| NUC Code: | CaBVAUW |